Photo by Ken Fielding
Among the first DC-10 aircraft in Europe was Laker's #47. It is seen here on April 17th 1981.
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14.06.1972: Assembled in Long Beach 26.10.1972: To Laker Airways (Eastern Belle), G-AZZC 11.1979: Leased to Malaysian Airline System 1980: Returned to Laker Airways 05.02.1982: WFU and stored when Laker ceased operations 07.10.1982: To Capitol Air, N902CL 31.01.1983: To International Air Leases and leased back to Capitol Air 11.05.1983: Returned to International Air Leases and leased to Arrow Air 10.1983: Re-registred N902JW 1984: Sub-leased to Dominicana 1984: Returned to Arrow Air 03.1985: Sub-leased to World Airways 09.1986: Returned to International Air Leases 02.04.1987: To American Airlines 21.10.1987: To United Aviation Services 01.01.1988: Re-registred N52UA 20.01.1988: Leased to Spantax 07.04.1988: Returned to United Aviation Services 05.1988: Re-registred N102UA 26.05.1988: Leased to World Airways 12.1988: Returned to United Aviation Services 20.06.1989: Leased to Mexicana 29.12.1989: To Ostlandske Stenexport A/S, leased back to United Aviation Services and sub-leased World Airways 1990: Sub-sub-leased to Malaysia Airlines 10.1990: Returned to World Airways 12.08.1991: Returned to United Aviation Services 10.1991: WFU and stored in Marana, Arizona 04.06.1992: Sub-leased to Scibe Airlift Zaire and sub-sub-leased to European Airlift 20.12.1992: Returned to United Aviation Services 15.05.1993: Sub-leased to Transtar Airlines 16.09.1993: To Christiana Management ????: To FSBU Trustee 26.03.1994: Leased to Sun Country Airlines 10.1994: Re-registred N573SC 01.1998: Broken up in Marana |
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Engines: 3 CF6-6D1 |
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Photo by Ken Fielding |
Among the first DC-10 aircraft in Europe was Laker's #47. It is seen here on April 17th 1981. |
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Photo from Taxiways collection |
#47 was the oldest of 5 DC-10s operated by Arrow Air. |
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Photo from A. Köhler Collection |
Like #2, also #47 was a "rolling stone" and flew for a lot of carriers. Unfortunatley, the aircraft was broken up. Sun Country Airlines was its last operator. Click here to see more photos in this Sun Country Airlines scheme |
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